Oregon State became the first team since 1999 to sweep a Pac-10 series from Arizona State, as the Beavers (cb360 #19) beat #5 ASU again (9-6) during Sunday’s action. There was another top-25 series that ended up being swept by the lower-ranked team, as #25 Arkansas registered another 9th-inning win over #16 LSU (5-4). front-page photo courtesy of Central Arkansas
Oregon State celebrated its third straight win over Arizona State, becoming the first team since 1999 to sweep a Pacific-10 Conference series from the Sun Devils.
Several noteworthy series were resolved on Sunday, as: #8 North Carolina won 7-6 at #7 Florida State … #13 Texas topped #41 Baylor (5-2) … #12 Cal State Fullerton won its Big West battle vs. #29 UC Irvine (10-4) … and #6 Texas A&M won 14-8 at Texas Tech (each of these series ended 2-1).
The weekend’s action included 39 series that featured CB360 top-50 teams, with 12 of those series being won by the lower-ranked/unranked teams. Seven of those series upsets had been clinched on Saturday, while five others were decided on Sunday: UNC’s win at FSU … Kansas State‘s 6-2 victory over #11 Oklahoma … USC adding its own 6-2 win, vs. #14 Stanford … #22 Arizona splitting its doubleheader vs. #18 California (10-8; 7-17) … and Central Arkansas again knocking off #30 Texas State (13-7).
North Carolina's Greg Holt
The weekend’s marquee series saw the home team win on Sunday to avert a sweep, as #9 Georgia Tech held off #1 Virginia, 10-8, ending the Cavaliers’ 14-game win streak.
Sunday’s 41 total games involving top-50 teams saw the higher-ranked teams win 61% of the games (25-16), with the other upsets (other than those listed above) including: Washington State 3-2 vs. #21 UCLA … Florida International 12-4 at #26 Troy … Maryland 7-6 at #27 Clemson … #31 East Carolina 7-3 vs. #28 Rice … Cincinnati 5-2 vs. #32 Louisville … Cal State Northridge 2-1 at #37 Cal State Bakersfield … Central Florida 8-7 vs. #43 Tulane … and Notre Dame 14-4 vs. #44 Connecticut.
Tim Carver drove in three midgame runs and then watched his teammates win in the 9th for the second straight day, completing a sweep of LSU.
Less than one-third of the weekend’s series involving CB360 top-50 teams (12 of 39) resulted in sweeps, the aforementioned wins by Oregon State and Arkansas, plus: #3 Vanderbilt vs. #20 Alabama … #23 Stetson vs. Kennesaw State … #24 Oklahoma State vs. Missouri … #35 East Tennessee State vs. Lipscomb … #36 Gonzaga vs. San Diego … #38 Auburn at Kentucky … #39 Miami vs. North Carolina State … #40 Charlotte vs. St. Joseph’s … #42 Coastal Carolina at Presbyterian … and #47 Elon vs. Wofford.
CB360′s expanded gameday pages are making their return (see team info./game coverage links at bottom of page for the UNC-FSU, Texas-Baylor and Fullerton-Irvine games).
SUNDAY’S TOP-50 MATCHUPS (4/10/11)
(based on the CB360 Composite National Rankings … upsets in italics)
Georgia Tech's Jake Davies
at #9 Georgia Tech 10-14-3 def. #1 Virginia 8-11-1 … VA won series
Final Stats | GT Recap | VA Recap
at #3 Vanderbilt 11-13-0 def. #20 Alabama 6-11-2 .. series sweep
Final Stats | VAN Recap (w/ video) | AL Recap
at #19 Oregon State 9-11-2 def. #5 Arizona State 6-11-1 … series sweep
Final Stats | Ore-St Recap | ASU Recap | Photos
#8 North Carolina 7-12-0 won at #7 Florida State 6-13-1 … series-clincher
Final Stats | UNC Recap | FSU Recap | Photos
#10 Fresno State 5-9-0 won at #50 San Jose State 3-11-2 … series ended 2-2
Final Stats | FS Recap | SJSU Recap
Fullerton's Carlos Lopez
at #12 Cal State Fullerton 10-13-2 def. #29 UC Irvine 4-7-2 … series-clincher
Final Stats | CSF Recap | UCI Recap | Photos
at #13 Texas 5-10-0 def. #41 Baylor 2-2-0 … series-clincher
Final Stats | TX Recap | BAY Recap | Photos | Quotes (TX) | Quotes (BAY)
Arizona's Robert Refsnyder
at #25 Arkansas 5-6-0 def. #16 LSU 4-7-2 … series sweep
Final Stats | ARK Recap | LSU Recap
at #22 Arizona 10-16-2 def. #18 California 8-18-0 (DH/gm-1) … series-clincher
Final Stats | AZ Recap | Cal Recap
East Carolina's Kevin Brandt
#18 California 17-18-0 won at #22 Arizona 7-13-4 (DH/gm-2) … AZ won series
Final Stats | Cal Recap | AZ Recap
at #31 East Carolina 7-9-3 def. #28 Rice 3-7-2 … Rice won series
Final Stats | ECU Recap | Rice Recap | Photos | Video Highlights | Postgame Video
Mississippi overcame an opening loss vs. Georgia to win the series
at #33 Mississippi 12-18-1 def. #34 Georgia 7-13-1 … GA won series
Final Stats | OleMiss Recap | GA Recap
SUNDAY’S OTHER TOP-50 GAMES (4/10/11)
(based on the CB360 Composite National Rankings … upsets in italics)
#2 Florida 3-9-2 won at Mississippi State 1-8-2 … series-clincher
Final Stats | FL Recap | MS Recap
#6 Texas A&M 14-21-4 won at Texas Tech 8-13-1 … series -clincher
Final Stats | A&M Recap | TT Recap | Photos | Quotes | Notes
Kansas State's Jared King
at Kansas State 6-5-1 def. #11 Oklahoma 2-6-1 … series-clincher
Final Stats | KSU Recap | OU Recap | Photos
at USC 6-10-0 def. #14 Stanford 2-8-0 … series-clincher
Final Stats | USC Recap (w/ video) | STAN Recap
#15 Southern Mississippi 8-9-4 won at Memphis 5-11-1 … MEM won series
Final Stats | USM Recap | MEM Recap | Notes (MEM)
at #17 TCU 6-12-1 def. New Mexico 2-9-1 … series-clincher
Final Stats | TCU Recap | NM Recap
at Washington State 3-6-0 def. #21 UCLA 2-9-0 … UCLA won series
Final Stats | WSU Recap | UCLA Recap
Florida International's Danny DeSimone
at #23 Stetson 4-6-2 def. Kennesaw State 3-6-2 … series sweep
Final Stats | STET Recap | KS Recap
at #24 Oklahoma State 7-13-1 def. Missouri 3-13-0 … series sweep
Final Stats | OK-St Recap | MO Recap
Maryland's Michael Montville
Florida International 12-15-0 won at #26 Troy 4-9-1 … Troy won series
Final Stats | FIU Recap | Troy Recap
Maryland 7-9-0 won at #27 Clemson 6-9-0 … CLEM won series
Final Stats | MD Recap | CLEM Recap
Bryan Wilson (Central Arkansas)
at Central Arkansas 13-14-2 def. #30 Texas State 7-11-1 … series-clincher
Final Stats | UCA Recap | TxSt Recap
at Cincinnati 5-10-1 def. #32 Louisville 2-7-2 … LOU won series
Final Stats | CIN Recap | LOU Recap
Cincinnati's Nick Johnson
at #35 East Tennessee State 8-7-0 def. Lipscomb 3-11-2 … series sweep
Final Stats | ETSU Recap | LIP Recap
at #36 Gonzaga 11-6-1 def. San Diego 6-10-4 … series sweep
Final Stats | GON Recap | USD Recap
Cal State Northridge 2-7-1 won at #37 Cal State Bakersfield 1-9-0 … CSB won series
Final Stats | CSN Recap | CSB Recap
Cal State Northridge's Drew Muren
#38 Auburn 8-12-1 won at Kentucky 2-7-4 … series sweep
Final Stats | AUB Recap | KY Recap | Photos
at #39 Miami 3-8-1 def. North Carolina State 0-3-2 … series sweep
Final Stats | MIA Recap (w/ video) | NC-St Recap
#40 Charlotte 11-11-0, at St. Joseph’s 0-8-2 (DH/gm-1) … series-clincher
Final Stats | CHAR Recap | StJoe Recap
#40 Charlotte 11-13-1 won at St. Joseph’s 1-3-2 (DH/gm-2) … series sweep
Final Stats | CHAR Recap | StJoe Recap
Central Florida's D.J. Hicks
#42 Coastal Carolina 5-10-1 won at Presbyterian 2-8-3 … series sweep
Final Stats | CC Recap | PRES Recap
at Central Florida 8-14-10 def. #43 Tulane 7-10-0 … TUL won series
Final Stats | TUL Recap | UCF Recap
at Notre Dame 14-13-0 def. #44 Connnecticut 4-12-6 … UConn won series
Final Stats | ND Recap | UConn Recap | Notes
Notre Dame's Trey Mancini
#45 College of Charleston 10-13-0 won at The Citadel 5-10-1 … CIT won series
Final Stats | CofC Recap | CIT Recap
at #46 Houston 8-9-2 def. UAB 7-8-2 … UAB won series
Final Stats | HOU Recap | UAB Recap
at #47 Elon 1-4-0 def. Wofford 0-2-1 (resume from Sat.) … series-clincher (2-0)
Final Stats | Elon Recap | WOF Recap
at #47 Elon 8-1-0 def. Wofford 4-8-2 … series sweep
Final Stats | Elon Recap | WOF Recap
#48 Creighton 6-7-0 won at Illinois State 5-9-3 … series-clincher
Final Stats | CU Recap | ISU Recap | Postgame Audio (ISU)
at #49 Long Beach State 3-11-0 def. UC Davis 1-10-3 … UCD won series
Final Stats | LB Recap | UCD Recap
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1 ET – #8 NORTH CAROLINA (28-5, 11-3 ACC) at #7 FLORIDA STATE (24-8, 12-2 ACC)
game coverage – Live Stats | Live Video | UNC Audio
FSU info. – Game Notes | Series Preview | Roster | 2011 Stats | Media Guide | Quick Facts
UNC info. – Game Notes | Pitching Staff Feature | Roster | 2011 Stats | Media Guide| Quick Facts
ACC info. – Home Page (w/ standings) | Weekly Release | Conference Stats | Media Guide
PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUP
FLORIDA STATE
#31 Gary Merians
RHP • Jr. … 6-3 • 210
Ocala, FL (Santa Fe JC)
2.33 • 5-1
27 IP • 5 starts (6 appearances)
16 K • 8 BB (2.0 K/BB ratio) … 1 HB • 0 WP
26 H (.260 opp. avg.) • 1 HR allowed … 11.3 WHIP (BB+H/9 IP)
Previous Start: win at Maryland (12-3) .. 5 IP … 2 R … 6 H … BB … HB … K … 22 BF … 82p (48K)
Career: (first season at FSU)
NORTH CAROLINA
#37 Chris Munnelly
RHP • So. … 6-2 • 170
Winston-Salem, NC
4.15 • 3-1
30.1 IP • 6 starts (8 appearances)
25 K • 11 BB (2.1 K/BB ratio) … 4 HB • 3 WP
29 H (.269 opp. avg.) • 1 HR allowed … 11.9 WHIP (BB+H/9 IP)
Previous Start: no-dec. vs. Clemson (5-4) .. 5 IP … 2 R … 7 H … BB … 2 K … WP … 21 BF … 74p (48K)
Career: 5.01 … 6-3 (SV) … 32 GP/14 GS … 97 IP … 85 Ks/37 BB … 97 H (.266), 12 HR … 11 HB/8 WP
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2 ET (1 CT) – #41 BAYLOR (18-14, 5-6 Big 12) at #13 TEXAS (23-8, 8-3 Big 12)
game coverage – Live Stats | Live Video | TX Audio | BAY Audio
TX info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2011 Stats | Media Guide | Quick Facts
BAY info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2011 Stats | Media Guide | Quick Facts
Big 12 info. – Home Page (w/ standings) | Weekly Release | Conference Stats | Media Guide
PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUP
TEXAS
#24 Cole Green
RHP • Sr. … 6-1 • 210
Coppell, TX
3.27 • 2-2
41.1 IP • 8 starts
48 K • 4 BB (12.0 K/BB ratio) … 7 HB • 3 WP
35 H (.219 opp. avg.) • 2 HR allowed … 8.5 WHIP (BB+H/9 IP)
Previous Start: win vs. Missouri (10-1) .. 8 IP … UER … 4 H … 0 BB … 2 HB … 7 K … 31 BF … 109p (76K)
Career: 3.47 … 21-14 (3 SV) … 70 GP/48 GS … 321.1 IP … 252 Ks/89 BB … 288 H (.240), 23 HR … 28 HB/13 WP
BAYLOR
#22 Trent Blank
RHP • Jr. … 6-2 • 185
Columbia, IL
5.56 • 2-1
34 IP • 7 starts
15 K • 13 BB (1.2 K/BB ratio) … 4 HB • 5 WP
39 H (.289 opp. avg.) • 0 HR allowed … 13.8 WHIP (BB+H/9 IP)
Previous Start: win at Kansas (12-4) .. 6 IP … 3 R … 7 H … 4 BB … 3 K … 28 BF … 104p (58K)
Career: 6.72 … 5-3 … 29 GP/15 GS … 80.1 IP … 51 Ks/30 BB … 105 H (.317), 4 HR … 7 HB/7 WP
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5 ET (2 PT) – #29 UC IRVINE (20-7, 4-1 Big West) at #12 CAL STATE FULLERTON (22-9, 4-1 Big 12)
game coverage – Live Stats | CSF Audio | UCI Audio | TV: ESPNU
CSF info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2011 Stats | History | Quick Facts
UCI info. – Game Notes | Roster | 2011 Stats | Media Guide | Quick Facts
Big West info. – Home Page (w/ standings) | Weekly Release | Conference Stats | Media Guide
PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUP
CAL STATE FULLERTON
#10 Tyler Pill
RHP/OF • Jr. … 6-1 • 185
Covina, CA
2.22 • 4-0
44.2 IP • 7 starts
50 K • 12 BB (4.2 K/BB ratio) … 1 HB • 6 WP
33 H (.199 opp. avg.) • 2 HR allowed … 9.1 WHIP (BB+H/9 IP)
Previous Start: win at UC Davis (4-2) .. 7 IP … 2 R … 6 H … BB … BK … 11 K … 28 BF … 103p (70K)
Career: 3.46 … 19-7 … 34 GP/32 GS … 208.1 IP … 182 Ks/38 BB … 184 H
UC IRVINE
#13 Crosby Slaught
RHP • Sr./Jr. … 6-5 • 195
Santa Barbara, CA
2.38 • 4-0
22.2 IP • 5 starts
19 K • 8 BB (2.4 K/BB ratio) … 2 HB • 3 WP
16 H (.200 opp. avg.) • 0 HR allowed … 9.5 WHIP (BB+H/9 IP)
Previous Start: win at San Diego (5-0) .. 3 IP (planned rotation) … 0 R … H … BB … 2 K … 11 BF … 33p (21K)
Career: (not available)